From: A survey tool for measuring evidence-based decision making capacity in public health agencies
 | Kansas n = 190 | Mississippi n = 72 | ||||
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Competency | All respondents | State health department | Local health department | All respondents | State health department | District health department |
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||||
Transmitting Research to Policymakers | ||||||
Importance | 8.8 (8.6-9.0) | 9.1 (8.8-9.4) | 8.4 (8.0-8.8)*** | 8.7 (8.2-9.1) | 9.1 (8.6-9.5) | 8.1 (7.4-8.8)** |
Availability | 5.1 (4.8-5.5) | 5.5 (4.9-6.1) | 4.3 (3.8-4.9)*** | 5.3 (4.7-5.9) | 5.4 (4.6-6.2) | 5.0 (4.1-6.0) |
Gap | 3.7 (3.4-4.1) | 3.6 (3.0-4.2) | 4.1 (3.4-4.7) | 3.4 (2.8-4.0) | 3.6 (2.7-4.6) | 3.1 (2.2-3.9) |
Decisions Based on Economic Evaluation | ||||||
Importance | 8.5 (8.3-8.7) | 8.7 (8.3-9.0) | 8.2 (7.8-8.6) | 8.8 (8.5-9.2) | 9.0 (8.6-9.4) | 8.5 (8.0-9.1) |
Availability | 5.1 (4.8-5.5) | 5.4 (4.8-6.0) | 4.6 (4.0-5.3)* | 5.6 (5.0-6.2) | 5.4 (4.5-6.2) | 6.0 (5.1-6.9) |
Gap | 3.4 (3.1-3.7) | 3.3 (2.7-3.8) | 3.6 (3.0-4.2) | 3.2 (2.5-3.9) | 3.7 (2.7-4.6) | 2.5 (1.7-3.4)* |
Translating Evidence-Based Interventions | ||||||
Importance | 8.7 (8.4-8.9) | 9.1 (8.8-9.4) | 8.0 (7.4-8.5)*** | 9.1 (8.8-9.4) | 9.4 (9.0-9.7) | 8.8 (8.4-9.1)** |
Availability | 5.5 (5.2-5.9) | 6.0 (5.5-6.6) | 4.7 (4.1-5.3)*** | 5.6 (5.0-6.2) | 5.8 (4.9-6.6) | 5.4 (4.4-6.3) |
Gap | 3.1 (2.8-3.5) | 3.0 (2.4-3.6) | 3.2 (2.7-3.8) | 3.5 (2.8-4.1) | 3.6 (2.7-4.4) | 3.4 (2.4-4.3) |
Qualitative Evaluation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Importance | 8.0 (7.7-8.2) | 8.4 (8.1-8.7) | 7.3 (6.8-7.8)*** | 8.6 (8.3-8.9) | 8.9 (8.5-9.3) | 8.2 (7.7-8.7)** |
Availability | 5.5 (5.1-5.8) | 5.9 (5.4-6.5) | 4.4 (3.7-5.0)*** | 5.8 (5.1-6.4) | 6.0 (5.1-6.9) | 5.4 (4.6-6.3) |
Gap | 2.5 (2.2-2.8) | 2.5 (2.0-3.0) | 2.9 (2.4-3.5) | 2.9 (2.2-3.5) | 2.9 (2.0-3.8) | 2.8 (1.9-3.6) |
Developing an Action Plan for Program/Policy | ||||||
Importance | 8.7 (8.4-8.9) | 9.0 (8.6-9.3) | 8.2 (7.7-8.7)*** | 9.0 (8.7-9.3) | 9.2 (8.8-9.6) | 8.7 (8.3-9.2) |
Availability | 6.2 (5.8-6.6) | 6.9 (6.3-7.4) | 5.1 (4.4-5.7)*** | 6.0 (5.3-6.6) | 6.2 (5.4-7.0) | 5.7 (4.7-6.7) |
Gap | 2.5 (2.2-2.8) | 2.1 (1.6-2.6) | 3.1 (2.5-3.7)** | 3.0 (2.4-3.7) | 3.0 (2.2-3.9) | 3.0 (2.1-4.0) |
Multidisciplinary Partnerships | ||||||
Importance | 8.9 (8.7-9.1) | 9.1 (8.7-9.4) | 8.6 (8.2-9.0)* | 8.9 (8.6-9.3) | 9.2 (8.9-9.6) | 8.5 (7.9-9.2)* |
Availability | 6.2 (5.8-6.5) | 6.8 (6.2-7.3) | 5.7 (5.1-6.3)** | 6.2 (5.6-6.8) | 6.2 (5.3-7.0) | 6.2 (5.3-7.1) |
Gap | 2.7 (2.4-3.1) | 2.3 (1.7-2.9) | 2.9 (2.3-3.5) | 2.7 (2.2-3.3) | 3.0 (2.2-3.9) | 2.3 (1.6-3.1) |
Evaluation Designs | ||||||
Importance | 7.4 (7.1-7.7) | 7.9 (7.5-8.2) | 6.4 (5.9-7.0)*** | Â | Â | Â |
Availability | 4.9 (4.6-5.3) | 5.4 (4.9-5.9) | 3.8 (3.2-4.4)*** | Â | Â | Â |
Gap | 2.5 (2.1-2.8) | 2.5 (2.0-2.9) | 2.6 (2.1-3.2) | Â | Â | Â |
Quantitative Evaluation | ||||||
Importance | 8.2 (7.9-8.4) | 8.5 (8.2-8.9) | 7.4 (6.9-7.9)*** | 8.2 (7.8-8.6) | 8.5 (8.0-9.1) | 7.8 (7.0-8.5)* |
Availability | 5.9 (5.5-6.3) | 6.7 (6.2-7.2) | 4.4 (3.8-5.1)*** | 5.8 (5.2-6.4) | 6.0 (5.2-6.8) | 5.6 (4.6-6.5) |
Gap | 2.3 (1.9-2.6) | 1.8 (1.4-2.3) | 3.0 (2.4-3.5)*** | 2.4 (1.8-2.9) | 2.5 (1.8-3.3) | 2.2 (1.4-3.0) |
Prioritizing Health Issues | ||||||
Importance | 8.3 (8.0-8.5) | 8.6 (8.2-8.9) | 7.8 (7.4-8.2)*** | 8.4 (8.0-8.8) | 8.6 (7.9-9.2) | 8.2 (7.6-8.7) |
Availability | 6.1 (5.8-6.4) | 6.4 (5.9-6.8) | 5.3 (4.7-5.9)** | 5.9 (5.3-6.4) | 5.7 (4.9-6.4) | 6.1 (5.3-6.9) |
Gap | 2.2 (1.9-2.5) | 2.2 (1.8-2.6) | 2.5 (2.0-3.0) | 2.5 (2.0-3.1) | 2.9 (2.2-3.7) | 2.1 (1.3-2.8) |